DEAR JOAN: I have a caterpillar question. I found two large, mostly black guys in my yard — one crawling up the stucco of the house, the other clinging to a pot on the patio. Is this a pipevine ...

Every week I write my next essay on a Saturday, send it to friends for comments, revise it on a Sunday, and submit it on a Monday. The post comes online on Wednesday. This week, the pattern was the ...

“Moth & Butterfly: Ta-Da!” by Dev Petty, writer, Ana Aranda, illustrator (Nancy Paulsen Books, June 8), 3-7 years, 32 pages, $17.99. STORY: Metamorphosis is an exciting event in the fast-paced lives ...

How shall I fitly meet thee, fellow caterpillar? In this video, two stinging rose slug caterpillars (!) greet each other. These critters, which resemble spiky-haired punks, come from a family of moths ...

I find I have to constantly keep my knee-jerk reactions to certain insects in my garden in check. I tend to have an us-versus-them mentality when it comes to insects that I find feeding upon the ...

STORY: Metamorphosis is an exciting event in the fast-paced lives of two caterpillars in this joyful, mildly informative picture book. Happy all the time, the caterpillar buddies rejoice in their ...